Campus Gates
Woodman Gate
The Woodman Gate is located at the north of the intersection of Woodman Avenue and Riverside Drive and serves as one of the vehicle entrances and exits for the campus. There is no traffic light present at this entrance. It is illegal to turn left out of the Woodman Gate between the hours of 3 pm – 7 pm. It is advised not to turn left into the Woodman Gate.
Riverside Gate
The Riverside Gate is located between the entrances to the Arons Parking Structure and the intersection of Woodman Avenue and Riverside Drive. It serves as one of the vehicle entrances to the campus. After entry, vehicles will continue down the Burns and Huston parking lots to exit onto Huston Avenue by turning right. There is no traffic light present at this entrance. It is advised not to turn left onto Huston Avenue.
Arons Parking Structure
The entrance to the Arons Parking Structure is located just west of the intersection of Sunnyslope Avenue and Riverside Drive and serves as one of the vehicle entrances and exits for the campus. There is no traffic light present at this entrance. It is advised not to turn left into the Arons Parking Structure or turn left out of the Arons Parking Structure.
Student Parking Eligibility
On-campus student parking availability and Westfield Mall parking availability are limited. Student parking will be assigned on a first come, first-served basis until we reach capacity.
Once parking availability is at capacity, students who register will be added to a waitlist in the event more parking becomes available throughout the school year.
- SENIORS with a current, valid driver's license will be assigned parking permits/decals as a first priority. Seniors may apply for parking after this deadline, but they will no longer fall within the first priority group.
- JUNIORS with a current, valid driver's license will be assigned parking permits/decals based on availability after the senior parking registration priority period.
- SOPHOMORES with a current, valid driver's license will be assigned parking permits/decals based on availability after the senior and junior parking registration.
NOTE: Notre Dame’s Conditional Use Permit with the City of Los Angeles prohibits street parking in the bordering Ventura Canyon Blvd. and Morrison Avenue neighborhoods surrounding the campus.
Students who drive to campus and park in these neighborhoods incur fines and escalating consequences, including losing all parking privileges.
Student Carpooling
- Notre Dame encourages making choices that are good for the planet.
- Notre Dame does not manage the carpool program but facilitates connections to those families who are interested in carpooling with other like-minded families. To sign up to be part of the informative carpool list, click here.
- For provisional drivers who seek authorization to transport a sibling to and from campus, authorization must be provided by the parent or guardian. Notre Dame l will not provide notes for provisional drivers. You can read more about this portion of California law here.
Parking Registration and Decals
- Students are required to register to park on the Notre Dame campus, Westfield Shopping Mall, Huston Avenue, and Riverside Drive streets. Click on the registration link below to register your vehicle; your parking decal/hang-tag will be available for pickup from the Attendance Office in the Holy Cross Center.
Parking Location Options
- On-campus Parking ($500 registration)
- Woodland lot
- Burns lot
- Arons Parking Structure
- Street Parking ($60 registration)
- Huston Avenue (south side of the street)
- Riverside Drive (north side of the street)
- Westfield Mall Parking ($300 registration)
- Assigned, designated spots
Entrances, Exits, and Parking
- Students may enter campus at the Woodman, Riverside, or Huston gates.
- Students may not park in the neighborhoods adjacent to campus on Ventura Canyon Blvd. and Morrison Avenue.
- Students may park on the north side of Huston and the south side of Riverside Drive.
- Please park only small vehicles in compact spots, as larger vehicles such as SUVs and trucks will block traffic flow.
- We offer EV charging stations on the bottom level of the parking garage and encourage the use of electric vehicles.
Walking / Cycling
For students, faculty, and staff who live near Notre Dame, walking or biking is an easy and sustainable way to commute to campus. To optimize pedestrian safety on and around campus, please note the following guidelines for pedestrians and bicyclists at Notre Dame:
- When crossing Woodman or Riverside, pedestrians coming to campus should use the correct crosswalk at the intersections.
- Bicycle parking is available in the Woodman, Burns, and Huston lots.
Parking Regulation and Fine Structure
Notre Dame's Conditional Use Permit with the City of Los Angeles and efforts to nurture good neighbor relations with our surrounding community require us to adhere to certain parking and transportation guidelines as outlined in the Notre Dame Parking and Transportation Plan. Because violations of this plan can endanger pedestrians, infringe upon good neighbor relation efforts, and jeopardize the school's ability to work constructively with the City of Los Angeles, repeated violations of the school's Parking and Transportation Plan will be subject to fines for repeated offenses.
The following are considered serious violations:
- Student or parent parking on residential streets: Ventura Canyon Avenue and Morrison Streets adjacent to campus.
- Dropping off and/or picking up passengers on the corner of Huston Street and Woodman Avenue, Sunnyslope, or in the adjacent neighborhoods.
- Making U-turns in the adjacent Huston/Sunnyslope neighborhood.
- Parking in non-designated parking spots on or off campus.
- Dropping off and/or picking up in non-designated locations on campus (e.g., Notre Dame fire lane, curbs marked as handicapped unless a placard is displayed, and any red-marked curbs
Violation fines will be assessed to employee payroll accounts as follows:
- First violations will receive a warning notification
- Second violations will receive a $100 fine
- Third violations will receive a $250 fine and will require senior administration review
- Fourth violations will receive a $1,000 fine, senior administration review, and may require revocation of on-campus driving/parking privileges*
*Since repeated violations of the Parking and Transportation Plan reflect a sufficient inconsistency with school values, Notre Dame may choose not to extend an invitation to renew school enrollment with respect to any family who has accrued repeated violations.
We cannot overstate the importance of making drop-off and pick-up more efficient, of increasing our carpool numbers, or the necessity of being sensitive to the impact of Notre Dame drivers on the neighborhood.
We ask for your fullest cooperation and participation in this plan and that you share it with anyone who is designated to drive on or around campus.